Asmara vs N'Djamena - Cost of Living Comparison

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Asmara N'Djamena
🚶 Cost of living one person
$520
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1283
$1293
🏠 One person rent
$224
$225
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$202
$201
🚐 Transport expenses
$45.9
$47.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$389
$387
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
8
12
😀 Quality of life
27
13
🏙️ Population
963K
1.09M

The cost of living in Asmara is 0.6% less expensive than in N'Djamena. Cities ranked 8486th and 8458th ($520 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Eritrea and Chad, respectively. Check Eritrea vs Chad comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Asmara compared to 0.7 months in N'Djamena. Asmara ranked 1st best city to live in Eritrea vs N'Djamena ranked 1st in Chad, while ranked 8455th and 9134th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Asmara vs N'Djamena

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Asmara N'Djamena
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.04
$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.8
$18.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.54
$4.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.79
$1.8
☕ Cappuccino
$1.83
$1.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$215
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$145
$147
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$489
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$310
$313
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.2
$37.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.7
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$27.1
$26.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.33%
12.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1560
$1588
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$933
$941
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.33
$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.9
$11.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.91
$5.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.04
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.61
$0.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.81
$6.83
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$4.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$6.58
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.74
$7.84
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.43
$1.42
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.82
$2.86
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.41
$3.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$2.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.54
$1.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$22.9
$23.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.07
$4.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.3
$12.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.71
$3.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$25.6
$25.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.2
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$80.8
$81
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2756
$2750

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$838
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$482
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$910
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$1003
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$902
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$482
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$546
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$481
583 km or 362 mi Taiz
$507
585 km or 363 mi Ibb
$496
589 km or 366 mi Atbara
$1131
596 km or 370 mi Dhamar
$486
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$542
602 km or 374 mi Obock
$540
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$937
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$571
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$542
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$836
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$905
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$877
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$979
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$888
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$1146
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$908
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$1180
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$756
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$860
717 km or 446 mi Aden
$503
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$718
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$518
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$485
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$533
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$486
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$609
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$665
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$553
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$556
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$485
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$527
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$759
655 km or 407 mi Abeche
$487
684 km or 425 mi Zinder
$974
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$553
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$820
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$526
814 km or 506 mi Katsina
$579
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$371
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$553
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$972
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$482
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$1502
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$555
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$587
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$513
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$743
982 km or 610 mi Bria
$482
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$747
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$764
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$462
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$974
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$426
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$1265
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$384
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$601
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$805
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$655
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$883
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$767
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$972
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$960